School: Kilgobnet (C.) (roll number 7842)
- Location:
- Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhoghladha
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“John Philip O Sullivan of Churchtown had charms for toothache, broken bones.”
John Philip O Sullivan of Churchtown had charms for toothache, broken bones [?].He could call up the rats out of the churchyard at Knockane near where he lived.One night he came home drunk and his wife was scolding him and he said some words and a crowd of rats came into the house. His wife went on her knees to him and he got a razor and made all the rats cut their throats.